YadVashem
E2595
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial and research center dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust and its victims.
All labels observed (41)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14139 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: YadVashem Context triple: [Holocaust, memorializedBy, YadVashem]
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A.
Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum is a prominent New York City institution dedicated to exploring Jewish art, culture, and history through its collections and exhibitions.
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B.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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C.
AuschwitzBirkenau
Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest and most infamous Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, where over a million Jews and other victims were systematically murdered during the Holocaust.
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D.
InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a global memorial day observed annually on January 27 to honor the victims of the Holocaust and promote education about the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime.
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E.
Hall of Remembrance
The Hall of Remembrance is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s solemn commemorative space where visitors honor the memory of Holocaust victims through reflection, candle lighting, and memorial ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: YadVashem Target entity description: Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial and research center dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust and its victims.
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A.
Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum is a prominent New York City institution dedicated to exploring Jewish art, culture, and history through its collections and exhibitions.
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B.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is the U.S. national institution for Holocaust education and remembrance, documenting and commemorating the history and victims of the Holocaust.
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C.
AuschwitzBirkenau
Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest and most infamous Nazi German concentration and extermination camp, where over a million Jews and other victims were systematically murdered during the Holocaust.
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D.
InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a global memorial day observed annually on January 27 to honor the victims of the Holocaust and promote education about the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime.
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E.
Hall of Remembrance
The Hall of Remembrance is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s solemn commemorative space where visitors honor the memory of Holocaust victims through reflection, candle lighting, and memorial ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust memorial
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archive ⓘ educational institution ⓘ museum ⓘ research institute ⓘ |
| awards |
Righteous Among the Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Righteous Among the Nations title
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Holocaust remembrance
ⓘ
commemoration of Holocaust victims ⓘ documentation of the Holocaust ⓘ education about the Holocaust ⓘ research on the Holocaust ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
ⓘ
Nazi persecution of Jews ⓘ life of Jews before the Holocaust ⓘ postwar remembrance and legacy of the Holocaust ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| hasCollectionType |
documents
ⓘ
films ⓘ personal artifacts ⓘ photographs ⓘ testimonies ⓘ works of art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Art Collection
ⓘ
Artifacts Collection ⓘ YadVashem self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations
Children’s Memorial ⓘ Exhibitions Pavilion ⓘ Film Archives ⓘ Righteous Among the Nations ⓘ
surface form:
Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations
Hall of Names ⓘ Hall of Remembrance ⓘ YadVashem self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
International School for Holocaust Studies
YadVashem self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Holocaust Art
Photo Archives ⓘ Publications Department ⓘ Research Institute ⓘ Synagogue ⓘ Valley of the Communities ⓘ Visitors’ Center ⓘ YadVashem self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yad Vashem Archives
YadVashem self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum
YadVashem self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yad Vashem Library
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| honors |
Righteous Among the Nations
ⓘ
survivors of the Holocaust ⓘ victims of the Holocaust ⓘ |
| inception | 1953 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Yad Vashem Law, 1953 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Jerusalem
|
| locatedOn | Mount Herzl ⓘ |
| location | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | a memorial and a name ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Book of Isaiah 56:5 ⓘ |
| operates |
YadVashem
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
International Institute for Holocaust Research
educational programs for teachers ⓘ online Holocaust resources ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | State of Israel as official Holocaust memorial ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Holocaust studies scholarship ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | major tourist site in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| website | https://www.yadvashem.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: YadVashem Description of subject: Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial and research center dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust and its victims.
Referenced by (103)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center
this entity surface form:
Yad Vashem